DOJ OIG Releases Report on Grants to the Volunteer Legal Advocates, Washington, D.C.

Audit of the Office of Justice Programs Victim Assistance Funds Subawarded by the District of Columbia Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants to the Volunteer Legal Advocates, Washington, D.C. Read Report Department of Justice (DOJ) Acting Inspector General Don R. Berthiaume announced today the release of a report on two grants totaling $671,487 awarded by the District of Columbia Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants (OVSJG) to the Volunteer Legal Advocates (VLA) in Washington, D.C. The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) provided this funding to the OVSJG to make subawards to direct service providers across the District of Columbia, such as the VLA. As of October 2025, the OVSJG had reimbursed the VLA the full subaward amount.   The DOJ Office of the Inspector General (OIG) concluded that the VLA used VOCA funds received through the subawards from the OVSJG appropriately and provided pro bono legal services and support, including advocacy, case management, and legal assistance to child victims of crime in accordance with award requirements.   The DOJ OIG made no recommendations in this report. Read Report You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to OIG Reports - Office of Justice Programs (OJP) for U.S. Department of Justice.  Follow the DOJ Office of the Inspector General on X @JusticeOIG

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